It’s no secret that fresh food makes dishes taste better. It was this thinking that led to Lil Burro’s pepper garden. “We wanted fresh produce for our restaurant,” explains Lil Burro owner, Shane Ashelford. “It makes a huge difference in the flavors of the food.” Shane started planting a few pepper plants. Over the years, […]
Lil Burro Mexican Restaurant in Bellevue offers the area’s best margarita. A secret family recipe blends three quality tequilas with other fresh ingredients to create a smooth and refreshing drink that is unlike any other. Shane Ashelford, owner of Lil Burro, has been in the restaurant industry nearly all of his life. Learning the best […]
Do a Chair Dance: Inside one of Bellevue’s best-kept secrets by Camille Kelly, The Reader April 24-30, 2008 With her first bite of the Chili Relleno at the Lil’ Burro, my friend Lisa started smiling and doing a little chair dance. Responding to my raised eyebrow and smirk, she laughed and said, “When it tastes […]
Lil’ Burro in Bellevue features home-grown spices on its Mexican dishes By John Keenan – World Herald Staff Writer, September 5, 2005 Shane Ashelford comes by his gardening skills honestly. The owner of Lil’ Burro Mexican restaurant in Bellevue spent some of his boyhood in Central City, Iowa, where relatives farmed corn and soybeans. Ashelford’s […]
By Jane Palmer September 10, 2008 Chiles rellenos seam simple enough – fried stuffed chili peppers. But done right, they are works of art. They’re fresh, mild chili peppers, stuffed with a savory filling and fried with a feather—light egg batter. They arrive tender and hot. Draped with a mild green chili pepper sauce and […]
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